Comparison

Checkers vs Checkers `

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Checkers

Engage in a classic strategy board game for two players. Move your pieces diagonally, capture opponents by jumping, and aim to crown your pieces for enhanced movement. The game concludes when a player loses all their pieces or cannot make a valid move.

Highlights
  • Two-player gameplay
  • Diagonal piece movement
  • Capturing opponent pieces
  • Piece crowning for advanced movement
  • Optional mandatory jump rule
  • Game ends on piece loss or no moves
Features
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Checkers is a game for 2 players. The players sit on opposite sides of the checkerboard, and position their 12 pieces on the 12 closest dark squares. One player has 12 pieces of one color, the other player has pieces of another color. The player with the darker pieces moves first. Play then alternates between the 2 players. A piece can move diagonally one square toward the opposite side of the board only. If the opponent’s piece is blocking, and the diagonal square beyond is free, a piece is allowed to jump over the opponent’s piece to the 2nd diagonal square and remove the opponent’s piece from the board. From the landing square of the jump, if an additional jump is possible, the player may continue with a 2nd jump. If a player is able to jump and capture an opponent’s piece, the rules require that the jump be made. However, in Settings in this app, this rule can be turned off. When a player’s piece arrives on the furthest forward row of squares (the opponent’s side of the board), the piece gets crowned and can then move or jump in any direction diagonally. The game ends when one player has lost all his pieces or is unable to move.

About

Checkers `

Experience the classic board game of Checkers, also known as Draughts. Play against a friend or challenge your phone with customizable rules. The objective is to capture all of your opponent's pieces by jumping over them diagonally.

Highlights
  • Play against a friend
  • Play against AI
  • Customizable rules
  • Diagonal piece movement
  • Capture opponent's pieces
Features
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One player has dark pieces, and one player has light pieces. They take turns moving their pieces. Players move their pieces diagonally from one square to another square. When a player jumps over their opponent's (the other player's) piece, he takes that piece from the board. By default a potential piece will have to be taken but you can set custom rules and disable this rule. The player's goal is to take all the pieces of its opponent. With this version of Checkers (also known as Draughts) , you can play with a friend who sits next to you or play against your phone.

Screenshots

Checkers4 screens
Checkers `4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Checkers at 4.7 against Checkers `'s 3.4. Checkers also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Checkers `'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 52%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 79 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Checkers's written reviews are positive against 62% of Checkers `'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkers ships an update every 10 months, Checkers ` every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Checkers versus Checkers `: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckersCheckers `
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (127 ratings) — better3.4 (79 ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings127 — better79
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netShawn Mottley

Customer experience

Checkers

All ratings127 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative36.5%

Checkers `

All ratings79 ratings
Positive57.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative35.9%

In-app purchases

None

Checkers

No in-app purchases

None

Checkers `

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkers free?
Checkers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkers ` free?
Checkers ` is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkers or Checkers `?
Checkers is rated higher. Checkers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Checkers ` averages 3.4 from 79 ratings.
Do Checkers or Checkers ` have ads?
Both Checkers and Checkers ` show ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkers or Checkers `?
Checkers ships an update every 10 months, and Checkers ` every 5 weeks. Most recently, Checkers was updated on September 23, 2026 and Checkers ` on September 20, 2026.

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